Katherine felt as though she were in a daze as she got her coat, walked to the car, and Tyler drove for an hour to the shoreside restaurant.
As Tyler drove up to the front door and a valet opened Katherine's door for her, she realized where they were: La Vienne Rose, only the most expensive and selective restaurant on the east coast.
The mayor of the City was lucky if he could get a table here, and yet here they were people of obscure origins about to eat here.
Another valet opened the glass door for them, and as they walked in Katherine noticed that there was a surprisingly small amount of tables more than likely because the prices were so high they could afford to have fewer tables making the atmosphere more intimate.
Katherine was now very grateful to Sofia and the other girls for forcing her to wear something she normally wouldn't have been caught dead in.
While Katherine took in her surroundings, she vaguely noticed Tyler pull aside their wait
The night had been perfect. Tyler had seemed determined to make Katherine's night as carefree and wonderful as possible after she had listened to the story of his past at La Vienne Rose.His past had disturbed her and chilled her to her very soul. He'd done shocking things, but she'd kept her word. She hadn't judged him.She was damned proud of herself for that.Katherine looked over at Tyler, who was in the driver's seat, relaying a rather interesting tale, smiling at his story."Seriously? Oscar Wilde based The Picture of Dorian Gray on a diary you wrote and lost several hundred years ago?"Tyler laughed at Katherine's obvious shock."Pretty much, although Wilde did make certain implications in the book that was most definitely not in my diary," he replied pointedly."Really? Such as?" she said with a coy smile.Tyler looked at Katherine uncomfortably and then cleared his throat."Well... Wilde made it sound almost as
"Well, did you two have a good time? Mrs. Scott asked with nasty meaning as Tyler and Katherine walked up to the front of her and Mr. Scott.Tyler picked up Katherine's hand with the hand that wasn't around her waist and lifted it, his lips hovering over it closely.The other Parents leaned forward anxiously, looking like they didn't know what Tyler was going to do: kiss their daughter's hand or eat it."We had." Tyler kissed Katherine's hand seductively, making Katherine blush from the tips of her toes to the roots of her hair and her parents gasp for air. "...a very good time." He threw the best Transylvanian Dracula accent into the last words, forcing Katherine to cover her mouth with her other hand to keep from bursting into laughter.Katherine's other Parents looked as though they might faint."Good night, Mr. and Mrs. Scott," Tyler nodded his head in the direction of the Scott’s, his eyes turning crimson in an unspoken warning. He turne
Across the front of the envelope, in a beautiful scroll read:"To my darling daughter, Katherine."Smiling through tears, Katherine carefully removed the envelope and opened it. In the same delicate, beautiful scroll was a letter.Dear Katherine,"I hardly know how to begin. The changes in your room and the gifts in the box before you are only the beginning of making up for the loveless life you've lived thus far, adieu to your mother's irresponsibility.Here Katherine paused.My mother? But I thought.Katherine's eyes widened as she realized who the gifts were from.Convel! But how...?Anxious, Katherine hurriedly continued to read the letter."I have much more to give you than the material things you see here. I can teach you things beyond your wildest dreams, my darling daughter, can help you achieve the things that were once out of reach, but no longer. When you wish to reach out
Katherine looked at the clock and sighed. 4:38 She walked over to her new wicker-white wardrobe and opened the doors to pick out clothes for the day. Not like I'm going to get any sleep anyway. I might as well do something, Katherine thought, intending to make breakfast for her Other Parents. That should make them pretty happy... After Katherine had finished her morning routine she walked down the creaky stairs. As she got closer to the end of them, Katherine's sensitive hearing began picking up noises in the kitchen. Oh my... It's them. The vampires have come for me over McDuffie. Oh, why did Tyler have to kill him? Why? Katherine quietly crept down the stairs and walked over to the coat rack. Taking a large umbrella from it, she tiptoed to the kitchen, hardly daring to breathe for fear the vampires would hear her. "Marge, where does she keep the ketchup? I can't find anything here. Katherine sighed with relief at the sound of her Oth
Katherine's thoughts whirled around Thanksgiving. I can introduce him to Todd. Oh, Todd and he will get along great and- Oh, no! Nonononono...Katherine looked at her parents and her eyes hardened."Will Melody be there?"Mr. and Mrs. Scott's eyes widened. They had been found out, and oh, so easily.This was not the first time that they wished for a less clever daughter."Well, I guess that answers that question," Katherine snapped. Her eyes became soft and pleading"Don't do this. Please. You know what she's like with guys."This is so unfair. I'm finally getting somewhere with Tyler that doesn't involve verbally annihilating each other and now I'm going to lose him to my man-eating sister."We don't know what you're talking about, Katherine. It's not as though we couldn't invite your sister," Mrs. Scott said innocently.How could things turn sour so quickly? Katherine wondered. Not three minutes ago we were eating in p
Katherine pulled two quarters out of her back pocket and slipped it into the payphone slot, all the while juggling a bag of groceries, her father's dry cleaning and her backpack slung over one shoulder. It hadn't been until after school had let out and she had parted with her friends, saying that she had errands to run, that she remembered to call her brother. Now that they knew she was as indestructible as they were, they let her have a little more freedom, and she wasn't constantly guarded.She had decided to get the shopping done first, as she didn't know how long they'd be on the phone. She now realized what a ridiculous idea it had been.The phone rang and rang... and rang... and rang. It must have rung about seven times before a voice came on the phone."Hello?”Katherine immediately recognized the frustrated voice of her brother, Todd. She smiled, glad just to be able to hear his voice."Hey, big brother. Did you forget about me?" she
The black Porsche turned onto the driveway of the Scott’s residence. Tyler parked behind a bright pink Volkswagen Bug. Next to the Bug was a ruby red Mustang convertible. It wasn't hard to figure out who the cars belonged to. Melody and Todd, Tyler thought, disgusted by their flashiness. Then again, he was well prepared to be disgusted by everything about them. Tyler picked up the pie dish the pumpkin pie that he'd brought with him was in. Sofia had made it especially for the occasion. She had said that it was the closest she could come to being there to support Tyler and Katherine. Tyler cut the engine and got out of the car, making his way to the front door. Tyler froze at what had sounded like a low growl. Tyler looked around him, using all his senses to try and find any threat that might be in the area. Guy watering his lawn, an old lady pruning her rose bushes, kids playing in their yard.. Only partly satisfied that the gr
Melody and Mrs. Scott screamed and shrieked hysterically. The Scott’s began scrambling away from the table, whimpering in fear while Tyler and Katherine rose from the ground they had landed on when Tyler had pushed Katherine out of the way.“Katherine, you have to run! Get your family out of here! I'll take care of those two," Tyler said, nodding toward two menacing wolves on the table."I' m not leaving you!" she cried fiercely."Damn it, Katherine! Do as I say! Your family might die if you don't!”Katherine swallowed hard and watched as one of the wolves began stalking toward her parents and siblings while the other had its eyes on her.Tyler launched himself at the wolf closest to them, his black, leathery wings tearing through his jacket and spreading out behind him.Katherine grabbed a chair and ran to stand in front of her family who were all huddled up in a corner, with an exception of Todd, who was being held down b